James Ballantine (born August 30, 1955) is an American film producer who is credited on multiple animated features and TV series, and whose first animation job was on Disney's The Little Mermaid.
Biography from TMDB.
- August 30, 1955 (71)
- Producer, also actor
- 6 on MovieCove
What are Jim Ballantine's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jim Ballantine's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jim Ballantine's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Blinky Bill the Movie(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Maya the Bee Movie(2014)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Brother Bear 2(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Bambi II(2006)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1991 to 2015.
Biggest box office
Bambi II (2006)
Highest rated
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
Most popular right now
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jim Ballantine's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jim Ballantine's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jim Ballantine work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jim Ballantine's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Kricfalusi shares the most, 2.
Writers
- John KricfalusiShared titles: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 2 shared titles with John Kricfalusi
- Fin EdquistShared titles: Blinky Bill the Movie (2015), Maya the Bee Movie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Fin Edquist
- Ben GluckShared titles: Bambi II (2006), Brother Bear 2 (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ben Gluck
Actors
- Bob CampShared titles: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Camp
- Vincent WallerShared titles: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Waller
- Richard RoxburghShared titles: Blinky Bill the Movie (2015), Maya the Bee Movie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Roxburgh
Producers
- Alexia Gates-FoaleShared titles: Blinky Bill the Movie (2015), Maya the Bee Movie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Alexia Gates-Foale
- Barbara StephenShared titles: Blinky Bill the Movie (2015), Maya the Bee Movie (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Stephen
Mixed roles
- Chris ReccardiShared titles: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Reccardi
- Lynne NaylorShared titles: Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020), The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Lynne Naylor
